GB1017377A - Releasable aircraft engine pods - Google Patents

Releasable aircraft engine pods

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Publication number
GB1017377A
GB1017377A GB4991263A GB4991263A GB1017377A GB 1017377 A GB1017377 A GB 1017377A GB 4991263 A GB4991263 A GB 4991263A GB 4991263 A GB4991263 A GB 4991263A GB 1017377 A GB1017377 A GB 1017377A
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Prior art keywords
pod
engine
aircraft
engines
thrust
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GB4991263A
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George Arthur Day
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Bristol Siddeley Engines Ltd
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Bristol Siddeley Engines Ltd
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Priority to GB4991263A priority Critical patent/GB1017377A/en
Priority to DE19641431218 priority patent/DE1431218A1/en
Publication of GB1017377A publication Critical patent/GB1017377A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C29/00—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft
    • B64C29/0008—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded
    • B64C29/0041—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded the lift during taking-off being created by jet motors
    • B64C29/005—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded the lift during taking-off being created by jet motors the motors being fixed relative to the fuselage
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C29/00—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft
    • B64C29/0008—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded
    • B64C29/0041—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded the lift during taking-off being created by jet motors
    • B64C29/0058—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded the lift during taking-off being created by jet motors with vertical jet

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Abstract

1,017,377. Detachable aircraft engine pods. BRISTOL SIDDELEY ENGINES Ltd. Dec. 11, 1964 [Dec. 18, 1963], No. 49912/63. Headings B7G and B7W. A releasable engine pod for an aircraft has at least one gas turbine jet engine arranged to impart upward thrust to the pod, and is capable of attachment to and release from the aircraft (as shown, by arms 21 and brackets 22). The pod also has a fuel tank 11 and radio-controllable means for changing the direction of a propulsion jet issuing from the pod, so that the pod can, for example, be guided to the ground, either from the ground or the aircraft, after release. The pod shown has four gas turbine engines 3, 4, 5, 6, the jet pipes of the front and rear engines being bifurcated, and ending in nozzles 10 rotatable by electric motors 15 to vary their directions of discharge. The engine thrust is also adjustable, e.g. by varying the fuel flow. The motors 15 and thrust controls 18 are operated by a radio receiver 13. Nozzles 20 supplied with air bled from an engine compressor are also provided and are rotatable either automatically or by radio control to control the attitude of the pod. The engines 4, 5 may be fixed, as shown, or may be pivotally mounted for control purposes. A parachute may be provided in case of engine failure. The pod is intended to provide direct thrust for vertical or short take-off, before being released, but may be used for dropping supplies from an aircraft.
GB4991263A 1963-12-18 1963-12-18 Releasable aircraft engine pods Expired GB1017377A (en)

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GB4991263A GB1017377A (en) 1963-12-18 1963-12-18 Releasable aircraft engine pods
DE19641431218 DE1431218A1 (en) 1963-12-18 1964-12-17 Engine nacelle with at least one jet engine that can exert a lifting force on the nacelle

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GB4991263A GB1017377A (en) 1963-12-18 1963-12-18 Releasable aircraft engine pods

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GB1017377A true GB1017377A (en) 1966-01-19

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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7053812B2 (en) 2003-12-18 2006-05-30 Textron Systems Corporation Recoverable pod for self-protection of aircraft and method of protecting an aircraft using a recoverable pod

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7053812B2 (en) 2003-12-18 2006-05-30 Textron Systems Corporation Recoverable pod for self-protection of aircraft and method of protecting an aircraft using a recoverable pod

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DE1431218A1 (en) 1968-11-14

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